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Eddie Hughes

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Former Housing Minister engaging mostly in housing stuff. 🏠

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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Ballymore looks to Boris Johnson’s former chief advisor to help new for-profits
Developer Ballymore has said it hopes that the “vast experience” of its chair, a Conservative peer, will help makes its for-profits a success
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Home Builders Federation @homebuildersfed.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The findings of our research show that home ownership in England has fallen significantly over the past two decades 👇 Broken Ladder: The Affordability Gap is live on our website now 📄 www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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Broken housing market ‘has shut out 1.5m potential buyers’
Rate of homeownership falls as developers blame lack of affordability among younger Britons
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Jess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
A fab write up by our sister publication today on one of the new towns that has some celebrity naysayers living.insidehousing.co.uk/analysis/mee...
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Meet the developer behind one of the country’s most controversial new towns
Dorchester Living is developing an Oxfordshire brownfield site, to the outrage of Monty Don. But chief executive Paul Silver has his eyes set firmly on the future.
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Jess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I visited Birmingham to find out about plans to build social housing on Church of England land > www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insi...
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Inside Housing tours the sites where the new Church Housing Association wants to build
The Church of England’s decision to launch a housing association was a “bombshell” four years ago. Now, it’s preparing to welcome its first tenants. Jess McCabe joins a tour of the potential sites.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Doctors to strike for five days during winter over jobs and pay www.channel4.com/news/doctors...
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Doctors to strike for five days during winter over jobs and pay
Here’s all we know about the announcement from the British Medical Association that resident doctors in England will take five days of industrial action in November.
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The Housing Forum @housingforum.org.uk · 14/10/2025
We're delighted to announce the appointment of Alex Notay as our new Chief Executive Officer. housingforum.org.uk/alex-notay-a...
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Alex Notay appointed new CEO of The Housing Forum : The Housing Forum
The Housing Forum is delighted to announce the appointment of Alex Notay as its new Chief Executive Officer. Alex will take over from the long-serving CEO, Shelagh Grant, who announced her retirement ...
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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40 UK sector organisations unite in call for government to unfreeze LHA in next Budget
Leaders of 40 groups across the housing sector are calling on the government to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates for the next year to help reduce homelessness and the use of temporary accommodation
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Architects' Journal @news.architectsjournal.co.uk · 13/10/2025
Winners of the 2025 AJ Student Prize announced
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Winners of the 2025 AJ Student Prize announced
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Chartered Institute of Housing @cihhousing.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
We’re proud to have joined with over 40 organisations including campaigners for tenants, homelessness and debt advice charities, landlord organisations and others in calling on the UK government to unfreeze local housing allowance at the upcoming budget. 🧵(1/2) #UnfreezeLHA
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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024. Read more on our site here: museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...
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Our investigation finds that 1611 people experiencing homelessness died in 2024 - a 9% increase on the previous year. — Museum of Homelessness
We are devastated to share our latest research into the deaths of those who die. It has revealed the continued impact at the sharpest edge of the homelessness crisis, as the Labour Government has fail...
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Renters' Reform Coalition @rentersreformco.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Thank you to @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social for meeting with us today. Along with @generationrent.bsky.social, we discussed the end of Section 21 evictions and the pathway to securing decent standards for rented homes. 🏡
A photo of Ben Twomey from Generation Rent, left, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook MP, centre, and Niamh Evans from Renters' Reform Coalition, right. All are dressed in suits and smiling at the camera.
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
“An example of the town of the future is Coventry.... Traffic and pedestrians are kept apart and the roads are planned to let traffic flow smoothly” (Our Land in the Making, 1966) Artist: Ronald Lampitt
Illustration of the precinct shopping centre in Coventry, with its shiny 1960s architecture, walkways and colourful flower planters
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National Housing Federation @natfednews.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
The New Towns Taskforce recommendations show a strong commitment to affordable housing, a key step to solving the housing crisis. Our members are ready to work with local partners and the government in building new towns – creating sustainable homes and thriving mixed communities.
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FuturesRob @futuresrob.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
A big day for New Town news www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Expert Taskforce recommends locations for new towns
The New Towns Taskforce has recommended locations for the next generation of new towns.
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Lichfields UK @lichfieldsuk.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
The headline figure from Labour’s manifesto of building 1.5 million new homes in five years is now a well reported ambition of Government, in order to “recapture the dream of homeownership [and to] support families & communities”. Jennifer Heron's full blog: lichfields.uk/blog/2024/oc...
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Local Plan Reviews – who reviews the review?
The headline figure from Labour’s manifesto of building 1.5 million new homes in five years is now a well reported ambition of Government, in order to “recapture the dream of homeownership [and to] su...
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Simon Ricketts @simonicity.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
New blog post, Pragmatic Planning Guidance: The New Flood Risk PPG simonicity.com/2025/09/21/p...
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Pragmatic Planning Guidance: The Revised Flood Risk PPG
The application of the flood risk sequential approach to development proposals has been watered down this week. From being part of a sensible risk-based assessment as to where it is safe to locate …
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Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Uncertainty about the application of the sequential test is causing real problems for housebuilders across the country. To ensure a proportionate, pragmatic and consistent approach to surface flood risk, we have today updated Planning Practice Guidance 👇🏻 www.gov.uk/guidance/flo...
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Flood risk and coastal change
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
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Alison McGovern @allymcgovern.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Second red box. This time, as minister for local government and homelessness. So much to do to rebalance our economy and make sure there are no more forgotten places, no more forgotten people. With my mug from my time as a member of the best London borough, Southwark 💜
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Architects' Journal @news.architectsjournal.co.uk · 15/09/2025
Specialist surveys will help Historic England Archive reduce carbon emissions while preserving 15 million historical records and photographs.
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Historic England Archive, Swindon
Historic England Archive, Swindon
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Home Builders Federation @homebuildersfed.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Our latest Housing Pipeline report is live. Here are the key statistics you need to be aware of 👇
The number of 
new homes that received planning permission in England during 
Q2 was 17% lower than the same quarter in 2024
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Professor Paddy Gray OBE @pfgray.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
“For too long, social housing failures have been dismissed as second-tier concerns, largely because the tenure is for people on lower incomes.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on social housing: invest boldly to tackle ‘simmering anger’ about substandard homes
Editorial: Two weeks before the spending review, the housing ombudsman has issued an important warning about a deepening crisis and growing human misery
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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 11/02/2021
Professor David Mosey appointed to Construction Playbook team to review public procurement frameworks www.constructionenquirer.com/2021/0… #TransformingConstruction
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Lawyer to lead review of construction frameworks
Professor David Mosey appointed to Construction Playbook ...
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Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Over the past year, our New Homes Accelerator has expedited the delivery of almost 100k homes on large-scale housing developments across England. From today, six new sites will receive targeted support – speeding up the delivery of another 12k homes to buy and rent.
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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What role will co-living play in the future of housing?
Studio flats with communal living spaces are taking off across the UK, but councils and investors have concerns. Zainab Hussain investigates
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Bekah Ryder @bekahryder.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
A piece from me about some interesting questions in housing research right now and how submissions to @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social might help to answer them. Get your papers in by 25th September.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Loving this month's cover @insidehousing.bsky.social!
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Jess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
We have a really interesting story today by @jamesriding.bsky.social on a modular factory staffed by prisoners on day release. This type of project has good evidence that it reduces reoffending. A portion of wages go to a fund to support victims. www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/a-mo...
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A modular factory where one in three staff are prisoners on day release
On the factory floor of a warehouse in Peterborough, prisoners on day release are helping to make modular homes that will be erected as social housing and temporary accommodation. The project also has...
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Chartered Institute of Housing @cihhousing.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
It's Friday and time for our round-up of all things #UKHousing from this week including all the latest policy, news, and events you need to know 🏘️ 📰 Read the full round-up on LinkedIn ➡️ buff.ly/7iH8f0O
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Record momentum for UK battery storage! Planning approvals hitting new highs amid a surge in apps for renewables. 100+ battery storage filings April-June 2025: 8.4 GW—double last year. Year to June: 30 GW across ~400 schemes. UK needs 23-27 GW by 2030 (from 6 GW now)—if delivered, we're there.
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The Housing Forum @housingforum.org.uk · 21/08/2025
The Building Safety Regulator's slow decision making and high number of refusals at 'Gateway 2' are grinding housebuilding to a halt in London especially. And new evidence is starting to emerge of similar delays at Gateway 3 - which is is after the new homes are built, and ready to occupy:
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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Exclusive: Sage Homes chief financial officer on rapid growth and the path to profitability
Blackstone-backed Sage Homes is bidding to be England’s biggest provider of new affordable homes for the fifth year in a row, its chief financial officer said
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Microsoft copilot for Excel has a warning not to use it for “business critical” calculations because the answer may not be accurate. Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
"It's not easy for Putin to find a compromise in this war on terms not related to his initial goals." Ex-Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Volodymyr Havrylov talks to Matt Frei about international talks held this week seeking a peace deal. Read and watch: www.channel4.com/news/russia-...
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‘Russia is in worse position now than start of invasion’ – former Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister
We were joined from Kyiv by the former Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Volodymyr Havrylov.
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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
ONS house price figures this morning www.ons.gov.uk/economy/infl...
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I think part of the lure of these chatbots is the illusion that there's an easily accessible answer to every question. I'm a busy man, just tell me what the best laundry detergent is, and also whether climate change is real
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Flying Phoenix @alchemistmioglasi.myatproto.social · 20/08/2025
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Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
YouTube video by Ms. Lauryn Hill - Topic
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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How can we reduce the damage to children caused by temporary accommodation?
Our research shows the impact of unstable and poor housing on the next generation, writes Hollie Wright, assistant researcher at the New Economics Foundation
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Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
I think the ideas here for property tax reform are really interesting. Essentially it's a cap stamp duty at around £15k (what you currently pay on a £500k home) but people purchasing homes >£500k then pay an annual charge of around 0.5% each year. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
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Treasury accused of punishing homeowners with new property tax
Speculation is rife that the chancellor will raise cash through an annual levy on those with expensive homes, reports George Nixon
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
David Goodhart looks at "why GDP is no longer FFP (fit for purpose)" through the lens of a new book by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social—The Measure of Progress is out now! Read the review here:
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Why GDP is no longer FFP (fit for purpose)
As GDP sends increasingly wonky signals, we are setting ourselves up to fail
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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Rob Johnston, intelligence analyst, via Santi Ruiz and @tylercowen marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo... 1/2
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
NEW RECORD: British solar generation just surpassed its 2024 total. This milestone shows the potential of renewables, but also highlights the need for a smarter grid. To maximise benefits of solar, we must tackle grid bottlenecks, streamline planning and prioritise system-friendly operation.
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
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Social rents have fallen in real terms over past 10 years, report finds
Social rents have not kept up with inflation and instead fallen in real terms over the past 10 years, according to new analysis
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